- Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Taylor Burtch
February 21, 2024
Taylor Burtch graduated with an MA in Women’s Studies in Spring 2018. She went on to earn her PhD in Higher Education at UF in Summer 2023 and is now working as a postdoctoral researcher for The Center for Postsecondary ... - Catching up with GSWS Alums
October 2, 2023
Summer Cisneros Class of 2020 BA Women’s Studies, cum laude Since 2018, I have worked for Planned Parenthood of South, East and North Florida. I am currently the Community Health Educator in Alachua County, where I teach comprehensive and inclusive sexual ... - Alumni Spotlight: Maria Saldana
June 21, 2023
María Saldana (she/ella) graduated cum laude from UF with a BA in Women’s Studies and a BS in Psychology in 2020 and earned an MA in Women’s Studies in 2022. She is a Program Associate at the National Equity Project ... - Alumni Spotlight: Milan Savoury
June 1, 2022
Milan Savoury graduated with a BS in Psychology and a BA in Women’s Studies in 2016. She went on to earn a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and is set to graduate in August 2022 with a PhD in Counseling ... - Alumni Spotlight: Kathryn Turner
June 1, 2022
Kathryn Turner (she/her) graduated in 2009 with an MA in women’s studies. She holds post-graduate certificates in communications and technology and web development from UNC Chapel Hill and East Carolina University respectively. Read more "Alumni Spotlight: Kathryn Turner" - Alumni Spotlight: Andreina Fernandez
February 8, 2022
Andreina Fernandez graduated with an MA in Women’s Studies and Graduate Certificate in Latin American Studies in 2020. She works in book publishing at the University of North Carolina Press and as Operations Manager for Girls Rock North Carolina. Read ... - Featured Alumni: Ketshia Robillard
February 8, 2022
Ketshia Robillard graduated in 2020 with the BA in Women’s Studies and a minor in Health Disparities in Society from the Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women’s Studies Research. She is now working as resource technician for the Gainesville Fire ... - BA to MA in Women’s Studies: Center Alum Connects Research and Community
November 18, 2021
Maria Saldana graduated with the BA in Women’s Studies and a BS in Psychology in 2020. She has since started the Women’s Studies MA program at the University of Florida. For many undergraduate students at the University of Florida, the Center ... - From Feminist Theory to Feminist Practice: Center Alum Pursues Career in Social Work
November 18, 2021
Whitney Shadowens graduated with the MA in Women’s Studies in 2012. She obtained a Master of Social Work (MSW) in May 2020 from the University of South Florida and is currently a Registered Clinical Social Worker Intern, working toward licensure ... - Center Alum and Published Author Pursues her Love of Haiti, Reading and Writing
November 18, 2021
Maritza Moulite graduated with the BA in Women’s Studies in 2013. She is now a published author of young adult novels, including Dear Haiti, Love Alaine, co-authored with her sister Maika Moulite. She is currently pursuing her PhD in education ... - Center Alum Transformational Experiences Shape Her Goals as a Feminist Professor
August 24, 2020
Dr. Marcela Murillo graduated with the MA in Women’s Studies and PhD in Spanish in 2019. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Santa Fe College. My incursion to the Center started out as simple curiosity. I took Dr. Shehan’s “Advanced ... - Center Alum Integrates the Arts and Therapy to Support Boys and Promote Change
August 24, 2020
Christine Joseph graduated with the BA in Women’s Studies in 2009. She went on to earn a degree in Mental Health Counseling from Lesley University in 2017. She is an Expressive Arts Therapist at SailFuture group home. I currently work as ... - Center Alum Advances Research and Praxis Centering Indigenous Women’s Resistance and Liberation Activism
August 24, 2020
Nathalia H. Ochoa graduated with the MA in Women’s Studies in 2013. She is currently a doctoral candidate in the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) at the University of Texas-Austin. As a feminist scholar, her work ... - Center Alum Launches Stronger Than Stigma, Inc., Connects Entrepreneurship and Social Change
July 2, 2019
Gabrielle Magid graduated with the BA in Women’s Studies and minors in business administration and nonprofit organizational leadership in 2015. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Stronger Than Stigma, Inc. in Jacksonville, FL. As with most big decisions in ... - Center Alum Brings Feminist Analysis to Studying Climate Smart Agricultural Technology
July 2, 2019
Molly Green graduated with the MA in Women’s Studies in 2014. She is currently a doctoral candidate in the Department of Anthropology at UNC Chapel Hill. Her engaged research on climate change, agricultural technologies, and food sovereignty is informed by ... - Center Alum Launches Academic Career in Race, Gender, and Environmental Justice
January 22, 2019
Alum Spotlight: Dr. Vanessa Fabien graduated with her BA in Women’s Studies in 2006. She earned a PhD in September 2014 in Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. As a historian, her research focuses on 19th and 20th ... - Center Alum Brings Gender Equity Lens to International Tax Consulting
January 22, 2019
Alum Spotlight: Aishwarya Krishna Iyer graduated with the MA in Women’s Studies and SJD in Taxation from the Levin College of Law in 2018. She is currently an International Tax Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu Gurur Devo Maheshwaraha Gurur Saakshaat ... - Alumni Spotlight: Karina A. Vado
July 23, 2018
Alum’s Research Examines Race and Gender in Science and Science Fiction Karina A. Vado graduated with the MA in Women’s Studies in 2014. She began her PhD studies as a Florida Education Fund McKnight Doctoral Follow in UF’s Department ... - Alumni Spotlight: Francesse Lucius
July 23, 2018
Francesse Lucius graduated with her BA in Women’s Studies in 2009. Currently, she is an attorney with Children’s Legal Services / Department of Children and Families. I became interested in Women’s Studies in high school when I took a class on ...